GC content
43.69%
Whole genome
Non-coding
82 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Yellow Rail sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Yellow Rail has the 2,225th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Yellow Rail
  • This species
  • Other birds
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome15,523 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.384
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.198

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source
NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable
Licence
U.S. Government work
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)
  • Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome15,523 bp
Protein-coding11,350 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,585 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Coturnicops noveboracensis genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1960 bp31.1%26.9%12.0%30.0%41.98%−0.429+0.074
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp34.4%23.6%9.2%32.8%41.98%−0.561+0.185
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp29.5%24.8%15.9%29.8%45.71%−0.303+0.086
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.3%22.2%13.7%31.7%45.47%−0.396+0.185
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp38.7%23.2%6.0%32.1%38.10%−0.688+0.250
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp33.2%25.1%9.2%32.5%41.67%−0.558+0.138
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III787 bp28.8%21.9%13.9%30.5%46.66%−0.375+0.138
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp22.5%18.8%10.0%23.4%44.66%−0.402+0.090
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp33.7%24.2%12.8%29.3%42.09%−0.392+0.163
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp34.4%23.0%10.3%31.1%41.94%−0.503+0.197
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp35.7%20.7%10.8%31.5%42.84%−0.491+0.266
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp44.6%10.3%8.4%36.6%45.02%−0.626+0.624
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp31.3%22.9%12.2%33.5%45.76%−0.465+0.155
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp34.5%18.5%19.3%27.7%47.02%−0.177+0.301
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,585 bp35.0%20.5%18.0%25.6%44.05%−0.173+0.261

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,730 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.5%
UUU56
UUC151
Leu L16.9%
UUA91
UUG30
CUU59
CUC84
CUA342
CUG24
Ile I7.7%
AUU94
AUC193
Met M5.2%
AUA173
AUG22
Val V4.1%
GUU31
GUC27
GUA76
GUG19
Ser S6.8%
UCU27
UCC66
UCA103
UCG7
AGU8
AGC41
Pro P5.8%
CCU31
CCC49
CCA125
CCG11
Thr T10.2%
ACU40
ACC147
ACA188
ACG7
Ala A7.4%
GCU28
GCC142
GCA97
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU31
UAC77
His H3.0%
CAU16
CAC96
Gln Q2.6%
CAA92
CAG6
Asn N3.7%
AAU27
AAC112
Lys K2.4%
AAA79
AAG11
Asp D1.6%
GAU12
GAC48
Glu E2.5%
GAA84
GAG9
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC22
Trp W2.9%
UGA92
UGG15
Arg R1.9%
CGU4
CGC15
CGA44
CGG9
Gly G5.7%
GGU21
GGC59
GGA110
GGG23
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_063128.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (43.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Coturnicops noveboracensis (NC_063128.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,041972 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,11271 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1122,6961,585 bp+44.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6972,77074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7733,732960 bp+42.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7313,80272 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8123,88271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8823,95069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9514,9911,041 bp+42.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9995,06971 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0715,13969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1425,21675 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2285,29467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2955,36470 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3666,9161,551 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9086,98174 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9847,05269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0547,737684 bp+45.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7397,80971 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8117,978168 bp+38.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9698,652684 bp+41.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6529,438787 bp+46.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4399,50769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5089,858351 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8639,93169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93310,229297 bp+42.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22311,5901,368 bp+41.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59911,66870 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66911,73567 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,73511,80571 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,80613,6171,812 bp+42.8%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,62814,7701,143 bp+45.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,77614,84469 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,84914,91971 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,92915,450522 bp−45.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,45215,52372 bp−–